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About committees

Oireachtas committees advise the Houses of the Oireachtas on a range of specific areas. Committee members include TDs, Senators or both.

Committees receive submissions and presentations from members of the public, interest groups and Government Departments. Their public meetings are broadcast live and recorded and they may publish reports on specific issues.

Committees also scrutinise Government expenditure and debate proposed legislation.

Committees 33rd Dáil / 26th Seanad

How do Committees scrutinise Government spending?

Financial scrutiny

How do Committees scrutinise Government spending?

Scrutinising Government spending is one of the important functions of Dáil Éireann and its select Committees. Find out more about the process by which Committees scrutinise the Government's annual Estimates and other financial aspects of spending for public services.

Recent debates

Thu, 13 Jun 2024

Joint Committee On Drugs Use
Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Discussion

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Thu, 13 Jun 2024

Committee Of Public Accounts
Business of Committee

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Thu, 13 Jun 2024

Joint Committee On The Implementation Of The Good Friday Agreement
Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed)

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Thu, 13 Jun 2024

Select Committee On Housing, Local Government And Heritage
Message to Dáil

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Press releases

12 Jun 2024, 17:04

Good Friday Committee to discuss women and constitutional change with representatives from the Shankill Women’s Centre and The Falls Women Centre

12 Jun 2024, 16:10

Joint Committee on Drugs Use to hold first public meeting on Thursday

12 Jun 2024, 16:00

Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen to consider petition to ‘Amend Child Care Act 1991’ from Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice

12 Jun 2024, 15:30

Committee of Public Accounts to examine 2022 Appropriation Account with Office of Public Works

Recent reports

Fri, 14 Jun 2024

Report of the Business Committee for 18 - 20 June 2024
Arrangement for business and business schedule for Tuesday to Thursday, 18 - 20 June 2024

Fri, 14 Jun 2024

Páipéar Taighde Chomhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge: ‘Geilleagar na Gaeltachta: Conas Mionchomhlachtaí a Fhorbairt i gCeantair Thuaithe'
Páipéar Taighde Chomhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge: ‘Geilleagar na Gaeltachta: Conas Mionchomhlachtaí a Fhorbairt i gCeantair Thuaithe'

Thu, 13 Jun 2024

Final Report on the Estimates Process 2023
Committee on Budgetary Oversight Final Report on the Estimates Process 2023, June 2024

Wed, 12 Jun 2024

T2 na Sraithe Sóisearaí don Ghaeilge ag Leibhéal na hIar-Bhunscoile
Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge T2 na Sraithe Sóisearaí don Ghaeilge ag Leibhéal na hIar-Bhunscoile, Meitheamh 2024

Scrutiny of EU legislation

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Scrutiny of EU legislation

What happens when the EU proposes new legislation for member states? This infographic outlines how the Oireachtas reviews and responds to such proposals.

Parliamentary inquiries

A number of parliamentary inquiries have been conducted by the Houses of the Oireachtas. The reports of these parliamentary inquiries have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Archive

To find a report published by a committee of a previous Dáil, search the Oireachtas Library & Research Service catalogue. There, you will find all committee reports and other documents laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.

If you are interested in what was said at a public meeting of a committee, visit the committee debates page and search by date.

For other information about committees of the 31st Dáil, which sat from March 2011 to February 2016, you could browse the archive of committees of the 31st Dáil.

Glossary

Do you know your standing committees from your joint committees from your select committees? Decode parliamentary jargon with our A to Z guide.

What are standing Committees?

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What are standing Committees?

Standing Committees are established by Standing Orders of the Oireachtas and fulfill functions that are required by every parliament, such as the scrutiny of public accounts.

What is the difference between select and joint Committees?

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What is the difference between select and joint Committees?

A select Committee includes Members from either the Dáil or the Seanad, but not both. A joint Committee has Members from both Dáil and Seanad.

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